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Edit: so I guess I wasn't the only one confused with this stuff, as it's been my most popular post by far! If I've helped you out or saved you some time, please let me know in the comments :)

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<Util:EventSourcexmlns:Util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"Name="EVENTSOURCEGOESHERE"Log="Application"EventMessageFile="[NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR]EventLogMessages.dll" />
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